Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-83741 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-83741 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-83741?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 13 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Internet Explorer.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-83741?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-83741 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-83741?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Internet Explorer. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer that can be triggered by an authorized local attacker to achieve privilege escalation. The vulnerability requires local system access and valid credentials to exploit. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges.
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
Timeline
- 2026-10-13: disclosed